The Government of India plans to continue to offer training in India for Guyanese in legislative, parliamentary and electoral management and other areas and has also raised the possibility of the deployment of legal experts at the Attorney General’s Chambers.
This was disclosed at a meeting on Wednesday by the High Commissioner of India to Guyana, Dr K.J Srinivasa when he met the Attorney General & Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall.
According to an Indian High Commission release yesterday, Dr Srinivasa discussed various matters for furthering bilateral cooperation with the Minister. He recalled India’s long standing friendship and strategic partnership with Guyana, as he offered India’s continued assistance in training in India for Guyanese in the above-mentioned areas.
The High Commissioner also offered to look into possible deployment of Indian legal experts for the Attorney General’s Chambers and Ministry of Legal Affairs in drafting rules and regulations, and in various capacity building areas as was being done many years ago. He thanked the Minister for Guyana’s appreciation of Indian assistance and collaboration in various fields. In welcoming the High Commissioner, Nandlall reminded that India and Guyana share a historical relationship and noted that the nation is grateful for India’s support in helping to develop Guyana and improve the lives of its people. Guyana, he added, considers India as a senior development partner in respect to its requirement of developmental projects, including infrastructure projects.
While thanking the Government and people of India for the cooperation and collaboration between India and Guyana in financial, technical, educational sectors, among others, over the years, he expressed the hope that this support will increase in the coming years.
High Commissioner also offered assistance to Guyana in any other form/sector as needed, since both countries share common areas in jurisprudence and law, and Guyana can benefit from law books and legal literature from India as part of a relationship between the legal fraternities of both countries and collaboration in judicial systems.
India offers 100 scholarships annually for Guyanese for study/training in India under the Indian Technical and Economic Programme (ITEC) and other scholarships under Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), the release added.
